Minolta 800si instruction manual Technical Details, Care and Storage, Focus, Exposure

CARE AND STORAGE

BATTERIES

•Battery performance decreases with lower operating temperatures. When photographing in cold weather, we recommend you keep the camera and spare batteries inside your coat to keep them warm when you are not shooting. Cold batteries will regain some of their charge when they warm up.

•The low-battery symbol may appear even with a fresh battery, depending on storage conditions. To restore camera power, turn the main switch to LOCK and then to ON.

CAMERA HANDLING

•Never touch the camera's shutter curtain, mirror, or lens contacts.

•Never subject the camera to impact.

•The 800si is neither waterproof nor splashproof.

-Inserting/removing film or batteries with wet hands may damage the camera.

-Take care when using the camera at the beach or near water. Costly or irreparable damage to the camera may occur.

-If the camera gets wet, immediately discontinue use and contact a Minolta Service Facility listed on the back cover of this manual.

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TECHNICAL DETAILS

Camera Type: 35mm single lens reflex (SLR) with built-in flash, autoexposure (AE), and action- predictive autofocus (AF)

Lens Mount: Minolta A-type bayonet mount (Maxxum/Dynax lenses)

Focus:

Type: Through-the-lens (TTL) phase detection, multi metering with CCD line sensor metering cell. Autofocus and manual focus modes.

AF Sensitivity Range: EV -1 to19 (ISO 100)

AF Illuminator: Built-in LED with range of

0.7- 7m. Automatically activated in low-light, low-contrast situations

AF Control: Single-shot, continuous, automatic AF-mode selection.

Exposure:

Modes: P, PA, PS, A, S, M, and 5 Subject Program modes (Portrait, Landscape, Close- up, Sports, Night portrait/scene)

Type: TTL metering; direct TTL metering for flash.

Metering Cell: 14-segment honeycomb pattern SPC for ambient light and flash- metering SPC for flash.

Metering Range (f/1.4 lens): Multi-segment

metering: EV 0 - 20, EV 3- 20 (spot metering)

Film-speed Setting: Automatic setting for DX-coded film from ISO 25 to 6400. Manual setting from ISO 6 to 6400, 1/3 EV increments. With flash, ISO 25 - 1000.

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